经 經 jīng classics / sacred book / scripture / to pass through / to undergo / to bear / to endure / warp (textile) / longitude / menstruation / channel (TCM) / abbr. for economics 經濟|经济[jing1 ji4] syn 频道 頻道 pín dào frequency / (television) channel syn 通道 tōng dào (communications) channel / thoroughfare / passage syn 管道 guǎn dào tubing / pipeline / (fig.) channel / means 途径 途徑 tú jìng way / means / channel syn 渠道 qú dào irrigation ditch / (fig.) channel / means syn 主机 主機 zhǔ jī main engine / (military) lead aircraft / (computing) host computer / main processor / server syn 灌输 灌輸 guàn shū to imbue with / to inculcate / to instill into / to teach / to impart / to channel water to another place syn 航道 háng dào waterway / ship channel syn 罪魁祸首 罪魁禍首 zuì kuí huò shǒu criminal ringleader, main offender (idiom) / main culprit / fig. main cause of a disaster syn 主流 zhǔ liú main stream (of a river) / fig. the essential point / main viewpoint of a matter / mainstream (culture etc) syn 正门 正門 zhèng mén main entrance / main gate / portal 主力 zhǔ lì main force / main strength of an army 海峡 海峽 hǎi xiá strait / channel 纳入 納入 nà rù to bring into / to channel into / to integrate into / to incorporate 阴沟 陰溝 yīn gōu sewer / underground drainage channel syn 泽西 澤西 zé xī Jersey (Channel Islands) 大动脉 大動脈 dà dòng mài main artery (blood vessel) / fig. main highway / arterial road syn 闭合 閉合 bì hé to close by coming together (like the lips of a wound, the doors of an elevator, the walls of a channel) / to close by connecting in a loop (like a circuit) / closed-loop syn 沟渠 溝渠 gōu qú channel / moat / irrigation canal syn 导入 導入 dǎo rù to introduce into / to channel / to lead / to guide into / to import (data) 主线 主線 zhǔ xiàn main line (of communication) / main thread (of a plotline or concept) / central theme 通路 tōng lù thoroughfare / passage / pathway / channel syn 信道 xìn dào (telecommunications) channel / (in Confucian texts) to believe in the principles of wisdom and follow them 河道 hé dào river course / river channel syn 英吉利海峡 英吉利海峽 yīng jí lì hǎi xiá English Channel 声道 聲道 shēng dào sound track / audio channel 航标 航標 háng biāo buoy / channel marker / signal light 正文 zhèng wén main text (as opposed to footnotes) / main body (of a book) syn 经脉 經脈 jīng mài channel of TCM syn 调拨 調撥 diào bō to send (products) / to allocate / to commit (funds) / to channel (goods) syn 干道 幹道 gàn dào arterial road / main road / main watercourse 主力军 主力軍 zhǔ lì jūn main force (military) / (fig.) the group or element with the most impact / mainstay / main cohort 大类 大類 dà lèi main type / main class / main category 引水 yǐn shuǐ to pilot a ship / to channel water / to draw water (for irrigation) syn 转台 轉台 zhuǎn tái to change the channel (TV) 明渠 míng qú (open, uncovered) water channel / canal 槽 cáo trough / manger / groove / channel / (Tw) (computing) hard drive syn 海峡群岛 海峽群島 hǎi xiá qún dǎo Channel Islands 引河 yǐn hé irrigation channel 暗渠 àn qú underground water channel / covered ditch / culvert 航标灯 航標燈 háng biāo dēng lighted buoy / channel marking light / signal light 得 de structural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc syn 干 幹 gàn tree trunk / main part of sth / to manage / to work / to do / capable / cadre / to kill (slang) / to fuck (vulgar) / (coll.) pissed off / annoyed syn 将 將 jiāng will / shall / to use / to take / to checkmate / just a short while ago / (introduces object of main verb, used in the same way as 把[ba3]) syn 正 zhèng straight / upright / proper / main / principal / to correct / to rectify / exactly / just (at that time) / right (in that place) / (math.) positive syn 身 shēn body / life / oneself / personally / one's morality and conduct / the main part of a structure or body / pregnant / classifier for sets of clothes: suit, twinset / Kangxi radical 158 syn 主 zhǔ owner / master / host / individual or party concerned / God / Lord / main / to indicate or signify / trump card (in card games) syn 专业 專業 zhuān yè specialty / specialized field / main field of study (at university) / major / CL:門|门[men2],個|个[ge4] / professional syn 基本 jī běn basic / fundamental / main / elementary syn 大街 dà jiē street / main street / CL:條|条[tiao2] syn 主要 zhǔ yào main / principal / major / primary syn 重点 重點 zhòng diǎn important point / main point / focus / key (project etc) / to focus on / to put the emphasis on syn 大道 dà dào main street / avenue syn 下手 xià shǒu to start / to put one's hand to / to set about / the seat to the right of the main guest syn 头绪 頭緒 tóu xù outline / main threads syn 前门 前門 qián mén front door / main entrance / honest and upright approach (as opposed to 後門|后门, back-door or under the counter) 要点 要點 yào diǎn main point / essential syn 重心 zhòng xīn center of gravity / central core / main part syn 主人公 zhǔ rén gōng hero (of a novel or film) / main protagonist syn 头等 頭等 tóu děng first class / prime / main syn 大军 大軍 dà jūn army / main forces syn 本州 běn zhōu Honshū, the main island of Japan 主场 主場 zhǔ chǎng (sports) home ground / home field / (sports) home game / main venue (for a festival etc) 元凶 yuán xiōng chief offender / main culprit syn 主菜 zhǔ cài main course 正餐 zhèng cān (regular) meal / full meal / main course 大雅 dà yǎ one of the three main divisions of the Book of Songs 詩經|诗经 syn 主旨 zhǔ zhǐ gist / main idea / general tenor / one's judgment syn 症结 癥結 zhēng jié hard lump in the abdomen (in Chinese medicine) / crux of an issue / main point in an argument / sticking point / deadlock in negotiations syn 一了百了 yī liǎo bǎi liǎo (idiom) once the main problem is solved, all troubles are solved / death ends all one's troubles syn 重头戏 重頭戲 zhòng tóu xì opera (or role) involving much singing and action / (fig.) highlight / main feature / major activity syn 基调 基調 jī diào main key (of a musical composition) / keynote (speech) 主旋律 zhǔ xuán lǜ (music) theme / principal melody / (fig.) central theme / main idea / (of a movie) created with the purpose of promoting Party values and point of view syn 主攻 zhǔ gōng main assault / to focus on / to specialize in / to major in 干线 幹線 gàn xiàn main line / trunk line 主体 主體 zhǔ tǐ main part / bulk / body / subject / agent syn 要领 要領 yào lǐng main aspects / essentials / gist syn 正传 正傳 zhèng zhuàn main subject of long novel / true biography 本着 本著 běn zhe based on... / in conformance with.. / taking as one's main principle syn 主楼 主樓 zhǔ lóu main building 诸葛亮 諸葛亮 zhū gě liàng Zhuge Liang (181-234), military leader and prime minister of Shu Han 蜀漢|蜀汉[Shu3 Han4] during the Three Kingdoms period / the main hero of the fictional Romance of Three Kingdoms 三國演義|三国演义[San1guo2 Yan3yi4], where he is portrayed as a sage and military genius / (fig.) a mastermind syn 五彩 wǔ cǎi five (main) colors (white, black, red, yellow, and blue) / multicolored syn 本体 本體 běn tǐ main part / torso / the thing in itself / noumenon (object of purely intellectual perception according to Kant) 大殿 dà diàn main hall of a Buddhist temple 小雅 xiǎo yǎ one of the three main divisions of the Book of Songs 詩經|诗经 要道 yào dào major road / thoroughfare / main road syn 不得要领 不得要領 bù dé yào lǐng to fail to grasp the main points syn 主业 主業 zhǔ yè main business 事由 shì yóu main content / matter / work / origin of an incident / cause / purpose / subject (of business letter) syn 主因 zhǔ yīn main reason 宫城 宮城 gōng chéng Miyagi prefecture in the north of Japan's main island Honshū 本州[Ben3 zhou1] 登堂入室 dēng táng rù shì lit. from the main room, enter the inner chamber (idiom) / fig. to go to the next level / to attain a higher level syn 江北 jiāng běi Jiangbei, a district of Chongqing 重慶|重庆[Chong2qing4] / Chongqing's main airport / Jiangbei, a district of Ningbo City 寧波市|宁波市[Ning2bo1 Shi4], Zhejiang 主人翁 zhǔ rén wēng master (of the house) / main character in a novel etc / hero or heroine syn 干流 幹流 gàn liú main stream (of a river) syn 要旨 yào zhǐ the gist (of a text or argument) / the main points syn 经纬 經緯 jīng wěi warp and woof / longitude and latitude / main points syn 主干 主幹 zhǔ gàn trunk / main / core syn 